Attenti! ...veleno! / Zamo. – Antique Wall Art
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this vintage poster of Attenti! ...veleno! / Zamo.. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Attenti! ...veleno! / Zamo.
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A coiled snake stands in for poison here, and the Italian words "Attenti! ...veleno!" ("Careful! ...poison!") make the warning plain. The 1919 date places it in the uneasy months after the armistice. The catalog subjects link it to Italian and German diplomacy between 1910 and 1920, so the snake likely represents a postwar threat. The record credits "Ing. C. Olivetti" as sponsor, probably a reference to Camillo Olivetti, the engineer who founded the typewriter firm, and the piece shows how Italian graphic art turned political anxieties into bold, simple symbols.
| Created / published | 1919 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph color ; 100 x 70 cm. |
| Notes | Title from item. · Ing. C. Olivetti c. funder/sponsor. |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Aftermath--Italy. World War 1914-1918--Diplomacy. International relations--Italy--1910-1920. International relations--Germany--1910-1920. Snakes--1910-1920. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 1,586 × 1,971 px · prints to 5 × 7 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1131_Attenti_veleno_Zamo_1919 |
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